Henri-Pierre Picou(27 February 1824 - 17 July 1895) was a French painter born in Nantes.His oeuvre began with portraits and classical historical subject matter but he later moved on to allegorical and mythological themes.He was an academic painter and one of the founders of the Neo-Grec school, along with his close friends Gustave Boulanger, Jean-L??on G??rôme, and Jean-Louis Hamon, also academic painters. All of them studied in the workshops of both Paul Delaroche and later Charles Gleyre. Picou's style was noticeably influenced by Gleyre. While the rest of the group generally painted classical and mythological subjects, Picou also received commissions for large religious frescoes from many churches, including the Église Saint-Roch. His artistic debut was at the Salon in 1847. The next year he was awarded a second-class medal for his painting, Cl??opâtre et Antoine sur le Cydnus. Also known as Cleopatra on the Cydnus, it is commonly regarded as Picou's masterpiece. This showing at the Salon in 1848 was written about by the critic Th??ophile Gautier, who felt that the subject matter was too ambitious, but also said that "As it is, it gives the best hope for the future of the young artist, and ranks among the seven or eight most important paintings of the Salon.In 1875 the painting was exhibited in New York, and afterward found lodgment on the walls of a private art gallery in San Francisco.Picou maintained a large workshop in Paris on the Boulevard de Magenta, which provided him room to work on his expansive frescoes. His popularity continued to rise and he went on to win the Second Prix de Rome in 1853 for his painting, J??sus chassant les vendeurs du Temple (The Moneylenders Chased from the Temple), and another second-class medal for his Salon painting in 1857. From his debut in 1847, he was a regular at the Salon, showing almost every year until his final exhibit in 1893.He has been called the most fashionable painter towards the close of the Second French Empire | |||
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La Bonne aventure ID de tableau:: 67604 Voir la galerie dans Suède |
La Bonne aventure 1872(1872) Oil on canvas 60 X 81 cm (23.62 X 31.89 in) 1872(1872)_ _Oil_on_canvas_ _60__X__81_cm_(23.62__X__31.89_in) |
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La Muse s amuse ID de tableau:: 67605 Voir la galerie dans Suède |
La Muse s amuse 1881(1881) Oil on canvas 99.5 X 81.2 cm (39.17 X 31.97 in) 1881(1881)_ _Oil_on_canvas_ 99.5__X__81.2_cm_(39.17__X__31.97_in) |
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La Peche miraculeuse ID de tableau:: 67607 Voir la galerie dans Suède |
La Peche miraculeuse 1850s Oil on canvas 122 X 163 cm (48.03 X 64.17 in) 1850s_ _Oil_on_canvas_ 122__X__163_cm_(48.03__X__64.17_in) |
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The birth of Pindar ID de tableau:: 67609 Voir la galerie dans Suède |
The birth of Pindar 1848(1848) Oil on canvas 113 X 147 cm (44.49 X 57.87 in) 1848(1848)_ Oil_on_canvas_ _113__X__147_cm_(44.49__X__57.87_in) |
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Sea nymphs ID de tableau:: 67610 Voir la galerie dans Suède |
Sea nymphs 1871(1871) Oil on canvas 61 X 81.2 cm (24.02 X 31.97 in) 1871(1871)_ _Oil_on_canvas_ _61__X__81.2_cm_(24.02__X__31.97_in) |
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| (27 February 1824 - 17 July 1895) was a French painter born in Nantes.His oeuvre began with portraits and classical historical subject matter but he later moved on to allegorical and mythological themes.He was an academic painter and one of the founders of the Neo-Grec school, along with his close friends Gustave Boulanger, Jean-L??on G??rôme, and Jean-Louis Hamon, also academic painters. All of them studied in the workshops of both Paul Delaroche and later Charles Gleyre. Picou's style was noticeably influenced by Gleyre. While the rest of the group generally painted classical and mythological subjects, Picou also received commissions for large religious frescoes from many churches, including the Église Saint-Roch. His artistic debut was at the Salon in 1847. The next year he was awarded a second-class medal for his painting, Cl??opâtre et Antoine sur le Cydnus. Also known as Cleopatra on the Cydnus, it is commonly regarded as Picou's masterpiece. This showing at the Salon in 1848 was written about by the critic Th??ophile Gautier, who felt that the subject matter was too ambitious, but also said that "As it is, it gives the best hope for the future of the young artist, and ranks among the seven or eight most important paintings of the Salon.In 1875 the painting was exhibited in New York, and afterward found lodgment on the walls of a private art gallery in San Francisco.Picou maintained a large workshop in Paris on the Boulevard de Magenta, which provided him room to work on his expansive frescoes. His popularity continued to rise and he went on to win the Second Prix de Rome in 1853 for his painting, J??sus chassant les vendeurs du Temple (The Moneylenders Chased from the Temple), and another second-class medal for his Salon painting in 1857. From his debut in 1847, he was a regular at the Salon, showing almost every year until his final exhibit in 1893.He has been called the most fashionable painter towards the close of the Second French Empire | ||||||||||
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